nomen gentilicium

UK/ˈnəʊmɛn d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/

noun

The name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens; a gentile name.

OriginLatin nōmen →
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Meanings

nounnomen gentilicium (plural nomina gentilicia)

plural nomina gentilicia

  1. The name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens; a gentile name.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gentilicium

Origin

  1. Latinnōmen“name”
  2. Englishnomen gentilicium

Borrowed from Latin nōmen (“name”) + gentīlicium (nominative neuter singular form of gentīlicius, “belonging to a particular Roman gens”).

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Translations

Dutch nomen gentile
  • nomen gentilename designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens
French gentilice
  • gentilicename designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens
German Gentilname
  • Gentilnamename designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens
Latin nōmen gentīlicium, nōmen
  • nōmen gentīliciumname designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens
  • nōmenname designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens
  • nōmen gentīlename designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens
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